Nomads 400 vs Ecclesall

Nomads 400

1

3

Ecclesall

Robert Shaw(b)

0.5

0.5

John Speck (w)

Jo Woollard

0.5

0.5

Ken Scott

Dave Kesteven

0

1

Ivan Basarab-Horwath

Sam Humphrey

0

1

Safdar Alam

Ecclesall won the toss, and chose white on odds.

Early on, Robert won a queen, rook, and two pawns for a queen, bishop, and knight, a small theoretical advantage, but was unable to capitalise. Eventually, John Speck trapped Robert’s remaining rook, giving him a definite material advantage, but he was under time pressure with no clear route to mate, so a draw was agreed.

In a quiet opening, Dave and Ivan both castled king-side. After much manoeuvring Dave suffered decisive material loss, and resigned. Sam also resigned, after losing his queen to a knight fork.

In Jo’s game, her opponent castled first, then they exchanged knights and bishops, eventually reaching this position, in which a draw was agreed.